Appetizers & Beverages

Easy, yummy dip

feeds@kickapps.com (Chaffy) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:40:55 GMT

Talk about simple.

Sour cream
Salsa

Combine equal parts sour cream and mild chunky salsa and stir until well blended. Make a little or make a lot depending on how many you are feeding. I like to serve it with Scoops Chips to get maximum dippage! LOL

Peach Mint Iced Tea

feeds@kickapps.com (Shamrock) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:14:42 GMT

The other day I had made a comment about mint julep/mint tea and how great it is in the summer. Last night SO surprised me with a mint plant, so cute. :-) We had just received a gift of a box of Palisade peaches from his grandparents, too.

We searched for recipes and finally came up with this fusion of a few recipes for peach mint tea.

Here is our recipe for tea made inside the house (taken from an old post), but you can also do sun tea or sweet tea with this recipe....

Funky Fruit Punch (Braces-Friendly)

feeds@kickapps.com (Parenthood) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:31:29 GMT

If you can't eat them, cream them. That's the motto of fruit-loving braces-wearers everywhere who keep their tin grins great by liquefying hard-to-chew fruits.

Funky Fruit Punch (makes one 8-ounce serving)

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Banana Bonanza Smoothie (Braces-Friendly)

feeds@kickapps.com (Parenthood) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:30:04 GMT

Your kids will go ape for this delicious Banana Bonanza Smoothie. Best of all, it's high in calcium (great for young teeth and bones) and easy to make (great for you).

Banana Bonanza Smoothie (makes one 8-ounce serving)

Snack Kebabs

feeds@kickapps.com (Parenthood) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:32:40 GMT

Kids love making their own kabobs! Use pretzel sticks instead of toothpicks to avoid finger pricks and choking hazards, and provide colorful options for even more fun.

Makes 2 servings (2 kabobs per serving)

Ingredients
4 cubes extra-lean ham, about 1 to 1 1/2 ounces total
4 cubes Colby and Monterey Jack cheese
8 grapes, red or green
4 chunks honeydew melon
4 thin pretzel sticks

Directions
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Easy Lemonade

feeds@kickapps.com (Chaffy) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:33:58 GMT
After helping cut the lemons, you may want to turn this recipe over to the kids -- they tend to be the lemonade experts.

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Super Creamy Eggnog

feeds@kickapps.com (Chaffy) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:39:33 GMT
So simple and yummy. We make this every year for our New Year's party.

1 large punch bowl
1 half gallon of vanilla ice cream
1 - 2 gallons of your favorite brand of egg nog

Peel the entire half gallon of ice cream out of it's container and place in punch bowl
Pour egg nog over ice cream

The ice cream keeps the egg nog cold all night and makes it more and more creamy as it melts. SO GOOD!

Spicy White Bean Dip

feeds@kickapps.com (Shamrock) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:23:50 GMT
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 16 oz. cans of navy beans, drained
2 cloves of chopped garlic
1 chopped jalapeno pepper
3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
3/4 cup minced cilantro
1/4 cup minced green onion
pita chips

Directions:
In a blender, combine lime juice, olive oil, cumin, beans, garlic and jalapeno pepper. When well blended, mix in red bell peppers, cilantro and green...

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